Adventurous vs. Adventure

Adventurousadjective

Inclined to adventure; willing to incur risks; prone to embark in hazardous enterprise; rashly daring.

Adventurousadjective

Full of hazard; attended with risk; exposing to danger; requiring courage; rash.

Adventurousadjective

Inclined to adventure; willing to incur hazard; prone to embark in hazardous enterprise; rashly daring; - applied to persons.

Adventurousadjective

Full of hazard; attended with risk; exposing to danger; requiring courage; rash; - applied to acts; as, an adventurous undertaking, deed, song.

Adventurousadjective

willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises;

Adventurousadjective

willing to take risks or to try out new methods, ideas, or experiences

Adventurousadjective

involving new ideas or methods

Adventurousadjective

full of excitement

Adventurenoun

The encountering of risks; hazardous and striking enterprise; a bold undertaking, in which hazards are to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; a daring feat.

Adventurenoun

A remarkable occurrence; a striking event

Adventurenoun

A mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account.

Adventurenoun

(uncountable) A feeling of desire for new and exciting things

Adventurenoun

(video games) A text adventure or an adventure game.

Adventurenoun

(obsolete) That which happens by chance; hazard; hap

Adventurenoun

(obsolete) Chance of danger or loss.

Adventurenoun

(obsolete) Risk; danger; peril.

Adventureverb

(transitive) To risk or hazard; jeopard; venture.

Adventureverb

(transitive) To venture upon; to run the risk of; to dare.

Adventureverb

(intransitive) To try the chance; to take the risk.

Adventurenoun

That which happens without design; chance; hazard; hap; hence, chance of danger or loss.

Adventurenoun

Risk; danger; peril.

Adventurenoun

The encountering of risks; hazardous and striking enterprise; a bold undertaking, in which hazards are to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; a daring feat.

Adventurenoun

A remarkable occurrence; a striking event; a stirring incident; as, the adventures of one's life.

Adventurenoun

A mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account.

Adventureverb

To risk, or hazard; jeopard; to venture.

Adventureverb

To venture upon; to run the risk of; to dare.

Adventureverb

To try the chance; to take the risk.

Adventurenoun

a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

Adventureverb

take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome;

Adventureverb

put at risk;

Adventurenoun

an unusual and exciting or daring experience

Adventurenoun

excitement associated with danger or the taking of risks

Adventurenoun

a reckless or potentially hazardous action or enterprise

Adventurenoun

a commercial venture

Adventureverb

engage in daring or risky activity

Adventureverb

put (one's money or life) at risk

Adventure

An adventure is an exciting experience that is typically bold, sometimes risky or undertaking. Adventures may be activities with some potential for physical danger such as traveling, exploring, skydiving, mountain climbing, scuba diving, river rafting or participating in extreme sports.